I would highly suggest watching some Clinton Anderson or Pat Parelli stuff on simply understanding the equine mind and learning what causes them to act or react certain ways.

I will be totally honest with you that you likely are not ready to own a horse at this point in your life. That's hard to hear but without the proper training on how to correct things that your horse is doing and being able to teach respect to your horse if you can't do the trainer thing then its safer for you and your equine friend that he find another place to live.

Okay. I'll keep looking. What exactly does a horse trainer do? I've heard of this one guy that comes out to your house and catches, saddles him up, rides, and trains him. Do I need to be out their with him?

I would highly suggest watching some Clinton Anderson or Pat Parelli stuff on simply understanding the equine mind and learning what causes them to act or react certain ways.

I will be totally honest with you that you likely are not ready to own a horse at this point in your life. That's hard to hear but without the proper training on how to correct things that your horse is doing and being able to teach respect to your horse if you can't do the trainer thing then its safer for you and your equine friend that he find another place to live.

Yeah, but the thing was, the person who sold him to me didn't mention anything like this. I don't know anyone who would want him, he's obviously not safe for children, but he's 16 and probably can't barrel race anymore. I'll keep looking for a trainer, but selling him would be the absolute last thing, if nothing else works.

I've given him rules though, and he's kept most of them, but in his defense, he has never hurted me, he's never bucked once I've gotten the saddle on, I've never fallen, he's dosent bite or kick. He follows me around when I go into his pen.

Well what a really good horse trainer will do is get you involved. They want to see how you handle the horse and see what they need to do to correct his issues.

Your horse needs refinement and correction so it shouldn't cost as much because he doesn't need to be started and taught how to do things. So you may get out a bit cheaper that way.

Another good step is indeed to consider investing in Clinton Anderson or another natural horsemanship trainers DVD's. It can be very helpful to learn how to do a lot of it yourself espeically if you plan on owning horses in the future as well as now.

At the very least Id see if you can find someone to come out and evaluate the situation and give you some advice on what they think they can do.

Thats certainly good cause the last thing you want to do is let the horse win when you ask him to do something or try to do something. Though I feel like probably he has won on some things enough that he has lost all his respect for you. I really feel strongly that a trainer needs to work with you and the horse in tandem so taht you can get a better feel for how regain that respect.

Increase your knowledge, read books, watch videos! There are things you can do before getting a trainer. Sounds like you may be fairly new to horses and if a trainer isn't a viable option then you learning is. You're not going to become a trainer overnight, it takes a lifetime to learn, but it will give you a start. I would watch groundwork videos, and maybe check out the Parelli 7 games. These are fun and allow you to really work with your horse and have him respect you.

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